(VIANEWS) - Performance Shipping (PSHG), Southwest Airlines (LUV), Unity Bancorp (UNTY) are the highest sales growth and return on equity stocks on this list.
Here is a list of stocks with an above 5% expected next quarter sales growth, and a 3% or higher return on equity. May these stocks be a good medium-term investment option?
1. Performance Shipping (PSHG)
313.8% sales growth and 9.63% return on equity
Through its subsidiaries, Performance Shipping Inc. provides transportation services by way of its tanker vessel ownership. The company owned five Aframax tanker ships with combined carrying capacities of 546.094 dwt. It was founded in Athens in Greece in 2010.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Performance Shipping has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-1.931.
The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 9.63%.Sales Growth
Performance Shipping's sales growth for the next quarter is 313.8%.
2. Southwest Airlines (LUV)
24.4% sales growth and 9.57% return on equity
Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline company that provide scheduled air transportation services in the United States and near-international markets. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated a total fleet of 728 Boeing 737 aircrafts; and served 121 destinations in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well as 10 near-international countries, including Mexico, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Aruba, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos. It also provides inflight entertainment and connectivity services on Wi-Fi enabled aircrafts; and Rapid Rewards loyalty program that enables program members to earn points for dollars spent on Southwest base fares. In addition, the company offers a suite of digital platforms to support customers' travel needs, including websites and apps; and SWABIZ, an online booking tool. Further, it provides ancillary services, such as Southwest's EarlyBird Check-In, upgraded boarding, and transportation of pets and unaccompanied minors. The company was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Earnings per Share
Southwest Airlines' trailing 12 months profit per share was $-4.91
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is an indicator of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 9.57%.Growth Estimates Quarters
For the current quarter, the company expects to grow by 321.4% and 165.6% respectively.Previous days news about Southwest Airlines(LUV)
- : white house threatens fines on southwest airlines if it doesn’t make customers whole. According to MarketWatch on Tuesday, 3 January, "The Biden administration on Tuesday said Southwest Airlines had "failed its customers, point blank" through a holiday-season meltdown, and threatened fines on the carrier if it doesn't make customers whole. "
3. Unity Bancorp (UNTY)
17.8% sales growth and 17.93% return on equity
Unity Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for Unity Bank that provides commercial and retail banking products and services to individuals, small and medium sized businesses, and professional communities. The company offers personal and business checking accounts, time deposits, money market accounts, and regular savings accounts, as well as noninterest and interest-bearing demand deposits. It also provides small business administration loans; commercial loans; and residential mortgage and consumer loans, including residential real estate, home equity lines and loans, and consumer construction lines, as well as personal loans. As of December 31, 2020, the company offered its services through the Internet and nineteen branch offices located in Bergen, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, Union, and Warren counties in New Jersey, as well as Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Unity Bancorp, Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Clinton, New Jersey.
Earnings per Share
Unity Bancorp's trailing 12 months profit per share (EPS) is $3.6
PE Ratio
Unity Bancorp's trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 7.42. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $7.42 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 17.93%.Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 14, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.44 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.65%.
4. CoStar Group (CSGP)
13.6% sales growth and 5.49% return on equity
CoStar Group, Inc. provides information, analytics, and online marketplace services to the commercial real estate, hospitality, residential, and related professionals industries in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. It offers CoStar Property that provides inventory of office, industrial, retail, multifamily, hospitality, and student housing properties and land; CoStar COMPS, a robust database of comparable commercial real estate sales transactions; CoStar Market Analytics to view and report on aggregated market and submarket trends; and CoStar Tenant, an online business-to-business prospecting and analytical tool that provides tenant information. The company also provides Lease Comps and Analysis, a tool to capture, manage, and maintain lease data; CoStar Lease Analysis; Public Record, a searchable database of commercially-zoned parcels; CoStar Real Estate Manager, a real estate lease administration, portfolio management, and lease accounting compliance software solution; and CoStar Risk Analytics and CoStar Investment. In addition, it offers apartment marketing sites, such as ApartmentFinder.com, ForRent.com, ApartmentHomeLiving.com, WestsideRentals.com, AFTER55.com, CorporateHousing.com, ForRentUniversity.com, Apartamentos.com, and Off Campus Partners; LoopNet Premium Lister; LoopNet Diamond, Platinum, and Gold Ads; LandsofAmerica.com, LandAndFarm.com, and LandWatch.com for rural land for-sale; BizBuySell.com, BizQuest.com, and FindaFranchise.com for operating businesses and franchises for-sale; Ten-X, an online auction platform for commercial real estate; and HomeSnap, an online and mobile software platform, as well as Homes.com, a homes for sale listings site. CoStar Group, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia.
Earnings per Share
CoStar Group's trailing 12 month EPS is $5.86.
PE Ratio
CoStar Group's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 13.25. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $13.25 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is an indicator of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 5.49%.5. NICE Ltd (NICE)
9.9% sales growth and 8.1% return on equity
NICE Ltd. and its subsidiaries provide cloud platforms worldwide for AI-driven digital businesses solutions. CXone is a cloud-native open platform for contact centers that can support small, remote, or enterprise-level agents; Enlighten an AI engine that finds automation opportunities for self service; digital-entry point solutions that allow organizations to respond to consumers' needs; journey orchestration that allows organizations to route and connect customers, and then use real-time AI-based routing to get them to the right person. Smart self-service solutions enable organizations to create intelligent, automated conversations using data. The prepared agent tools and solutions allow contact center agents in real time to direct and alert customers and provide solutions. NICE Evidencentral is a digital evidence management platform that records structured and unstructured customer interactions. It also offers XSight, an AI-cloud platform that allows financial crime detection and prevention; Xceed which is a platform that provides comprehensive AML prevention and fraud prevention services for small and medium-sized businesses; AI and data analytics solutions to enable organisations to transform raw data into actionable intelligence that can prevent or detect financial crimes. NICE-Systems Ltd. was the company's previous name. NICE Ltd. changed its name in June 2016. NICE Ltd. was established in 1986. It is located in Ra'anana in Israel.
Earnings per Share
NICE Ltd's trailing 12 months profit per share is $2.98
PE Ratio
NICE Ltd's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 64.17. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $64.17 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 8.1%.Volume
Today's last reported volume for NICE Ltd is 134487 which is 42.54% below its average volume of 234087.